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Unsurprisingly Francis Cabrel spends a second consecutive week at the top of the French albums chart with In Extremis (40,682 sales / -63%), the LP has sold a total of 149,550 copies so far. There is no change at number two also for Louane with Chambre 12 in her tenth week inside the top 10 (21,318 sales / +2%).

Thanks to a new edition with five new songs, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous album is back up one place at three in its 35th week inside the ten best-sellers (18,087 sales / +107%). The compilation Top 50 – 30 Ans (100 Tubes) Vol. 2 is this week’s highest new entry at number four (11,000 sales). Another compilation, NRJ Hit List 2015 opens at five (8,000 sales).

Mac Tyer enters at number six with Je Suis Une Légende (7,711 sales). The new album is his first top 10 LP, he peaked at 25 in October 2010 with Hat-Trick. In her 20th week in the top 10, Christine And The Queens slips two places at seven with Chaleur Humaine (6,600 sales / -10%).

Encores is new at number eight for the (real) legend Charles Aznavour (6,168 sales). His Duos reached number three in January 2009. Soprano climbs one place at nine with Cosmopolitanie in his ninth week inside the top 10 (5,000 sales / +19%). Black M is down three at number ten with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde in his 38th week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,900 sales / +2%).

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After three weeks in the top 10, Booba‘s D.U.C. falls seven at number 15. Last week’s new entry at three, The Magic Whip is down to number 19 for Blur (3,400 sales / -68%). Another debut from last week, the album Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma goes from six to number 20 (3,400 sales / -41%). The compilation W9 Hits 2015 Vol. 2 moves down a massive 22 places at 31 in its third week on the chart.

You can find these albums at €6.99 : in its 75th week inside the top 250, the soundtrack to the movie La Reine Des Neiges (Frozen) climbs eleven at number 13 (4,300 sales), Stromae‘s Racine Carrée moves up 29 places at 16 in its 90th week on the chart (3,800 sales), and Indila jumps from 58 to number 22 with Mini World in her 63rd week inside the 250 best-sellers (3,000 sales).

Affaire de Famille is new at number 27 for MZ. Django Django‘s Born Under Saturn debuts at 34. Their eponymous LP peaked at number 68 in February 2012. Mumford & Sons are not huge in France, that’s a fact as they only open at 54 with Wilder Mind. It’s their first top 60 album though, as Sigh No More reached number 173 in April 2010, and Babel was number 67 in September 2012.

Francis Cabrel‘s In Extremis debuts straight to the top of this week’s French albums chart with… 108,868 copies sold ! It’s not that surprising as it’s his seventh Number One LP, after Sarbacane (for ten weeks from September to November 1989), the hugely successful Samedi Soir Sur La Terre (for 29 weeks from April 1994 to February 1995), Hors Saison (for 14 weeks from April to July 1999), Les Beaux Dégâts (for five weeks in May and June 2004), Des Roses Et Des Orties (for six weeks from April to June 2008), and Vise Le Ciel Ou Bob Dylan Revisité (for two weeks in October and November 2012).

After four non-consecutive weeks at Number One, Louane slips to two with Chambre 12 in her ninth week inside the top 10 (20,963 sales / +26%). The Magic Whip gives Blur their first top 10 LP in France, as it enters at number three with 10,545 sales. Think Tank peaked at eleven in May 2003.

In its 34th week inside the ten best-sellers, Kendji Girac‘s eponymous album moves down two places at four (8,751 sales / +21%). Chaleur Humaine stays at number five for Christine And The Queens in its 19th week in the top 10 (7,335 sales / +11%).

Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma opens at six with 5,797 copies sold. In this album, you can find artists like Tal, M. Pokora, Corneille giving their own versions of songs from famous movies. In his 37th week inside the top 10, Black M is a non-mover at number seven with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde (4,800 sales / +7%).

Booba‘s D.U.C. falls four places at eight in its third week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,400 sales / -34%). The compilation W9 Hits 2015 Vol. 2 climbs two at number nine in its second week on the chart. Soprano is down two places at ten with Cosmopolitanie in his eighth week in the top 10 (4,200 sales / -2%).

Four albums drop out of the top 10 this week. After four consecutive weeks inside the top 10, Selah Sue slips two at number eleven with Reason. Violetta‘s Crecimos Juntos moves down six places at twelve in its second week on the chart. Les Enfoirés fall five at number 15 with Sur La Route Des Enfoirés. Last week’s new entry at three, Somnambules is down to number 18 for Raphaël (3,200 sales / -54%).

As he sang at the final of the TV show “The Voice” on 25th April, Josh Groban jumps from 45 to number 13 with Stages in his second week inside the top 250 (3,600 sales). It’s Josh Groban‘s second top 20 LP in France, after Awake (number five in January 2007). The compilation Planète Rap 2015 is new at 17.

In its 23rd week on the chart, Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy‘s self-titled album is up five places at 22. It spent one week at the top last November. As you can now find it on DVD, the soundtrack from the movie La Famille Bélier climbs 16 at number 27 in its 20th week inside the 250 best-sellers.

Je Vous Salis Ma Rue enters at 29 for Kacem Wapalek. Street Réalité is another new entry, at number 33 for Kamikaz (2,300 sales). This year’s winner of the TV show “Nouvelle Star”, Emji debuts at 53 with her eponymous EP which was only released digitally (1,200 sales).

Louane moves back up one place to spend a fourth week at the top of the French albums chart with Chambre 12 (16,668 sales / -0.2%). The LP has now sold 210,812 copies in its eight weeks on the chart (all inside the top two). Another former contestant from the TV show “The Voice”, Kendji Girac also climbs one at number two with his self-titled album in his 33rd week inside the ten best-sellers (7,241 sales / -6%).

Raphaël gets this week’s highest new entry at three with Somnambules (6,972 sales). His last LP Super Welter opened at number four in October 2012, but with 12,938 copies sold. He got three Number One albums, with Caravane (for 13 weeks from May 2005 to August 2006), Je Sais Que La Terre Est Plate (for one week in March 2008), and Pacific 231 (for one week in October 2010). In its first week, Je Sais Que La Terre Est Plate had sold an amazing total of 72,248 CDs.

Last week’s Number One, D.U.C. is down to four for Booba in its second week on the chart (6,700 sales / -84% !). Christine And The Queens slips one place at five with Chaleur Humaine in her 18th week in the top 10 (6,600 sales / -4%). The soundtrack from the TV series Violetta debuts at number six with Crecimos Juntos (5,100 sales). Gira Mi Cancion peaked at two last August.

In his 36th week inside the top 10, Black M is back up three places at seven with Les Yeux Plus Gros Que Le Monde (4,500 sales / -12%). It’s a good week also for Soprano, his Cosmopolitanie jumps from 14 to number eight to spend a seventh week inside the ten best-selling LPs (4,300 sales). Selah Sue is a non-mover at nine with Reason in her fourth week in the top 10 (4,300 sales / -22%). It’s down four places at ten for Les Enfoirés with Sur La Route Des Enfoirés in their seventh week inside the top 10 (4,200 sales / -32%).

Three albums drop out of the top 10 this week, and they are all new entries from last week. Moriarty‘s Epitaph moves down eight at number 15 (3,200 sales / -45%), the musical La Légende Du Roi Arthur falls twelve places at 20 (2,800 sales / -49%), and Sinik is down a massive 25 places at 30 with Immortel 2.

The compilation W9 Hits 2015 Vol. 2 opens at number eleven (4,100 sales). In his 36th week on the chart, Calogero is back up seven places at 13 with Les Feux D’Artifice. The soundtrack taken from the movie La Reine Des Neiges (Frozen) jumps from 30 to number 14 in its 73rd week inside the 250 best-sellers. It was number five for three weeks in February and April 2014.

Fréro Delavega‘s eponymous album moves up six places at 16 in its 40th week on the chart. It’s up eight at number 18 for M. Pokora with R.E.D. in his 12th week in the top 250. The LP was at the top for two consecutive weeks in February. As a coach of “The Voice”, Florent Pagny performed at last Saturday’s final, so his Vieillir Avec Toi climbs a massive 56 places at 24 in its 77th week on the chart.

Amaury Vassili moves up 17 at number 25 with Amaury Vassili Chante Mike Brant in his 26th week inside the top 250. Mike Brant committed suicide 40 years ago on 25th April 1975, and L’Inoubliable is up 51 places at 31 in its 26th week on the chart. In its 22nd week inside the 250 best-sellers, Alain Souchon & Laurent Voulzy‘s self-titled album jumps from 34 to number 27. Julien Doré climbs 23 places at 29 with Løve in his 78th week on the chart.

Sound & Color enters at number 41 for Alabama Shakes. Their Boys & Girls peaked at 62 in April 2012. HK & Les Saltimbanks open at number 42 with Rallumeurs D’Etoiles. Stages debuts at 45 for Josh Groban. Awake gave him his first (and only so far) top 10 album in France, as it reached number five in January 2007.